Lingaku- to twist words and force logic (idiom)
- sophistry
- loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
- shoving false arguments down people's throats
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- to twist words and force logic (idiom)
- sophistry
- loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
- shoving false arguments down people's throats
This expression refers to the act of using clever but misleading arguments to make one's point, often disregarding the truth or logic.
No matter what, he will only argue fallaciously.
Such sophistry makes people feel disgusted.
This meaning highlights the use of clever but deceptive reasoning in discussions or debates, where the intention is to persuade rather than find the truth.
Her speech was filled with elements of sophistry.
This debater is skilled in sophistry and can always make people believe him.
This implies that someone uses exaggerated language to obscure flawed reasoning, often trying to impress others instead of logically convincing them.
His words, though flowery, are filled with fallacious arguments.
In the debate, her loud rhetoric felt insincere.
This meaning indicates aggressively promoting misleading arguments to others, often without regard for their understanding or beliefs.
He was merely twisting words, forcefully shoving incorrect views down the audience's throats.
Their twisting of words left many confused about the truth.
Generated collocations (experimental)
qiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理de的biàn lùn辩论debate with twisted reasoningqiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理de的lùn diǎn论点fallacious argumentqiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理de的yán cí言辞rhetoric of sophistryqiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理de的shǒu fǎ手法methods of shoving false argumentsqiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理de的luó ji逻辑logic of twisting wordsqiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理de的fāng shì方式way of forcing flawed reasoningqiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理de的biàn hù辩护defense based on sophistryfǎn duì反对qiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理to oppose fallacious reasoningjiē chuān揭穿qiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理to expose sophistryqiǎng cí duó lǐ强词夺理de的tài du态度attitude of using twisted logic